Mister Jelly Roll. The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole, and "Inventor of Jazz"
by Lomax, Alan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950. The ragtime pianist Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) was an important figure in American musical history. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition (stated).. Black cloth binding with titling on the spine and front cover in pink and mauve. Clean text; 318 pages. Two Appendices omprise pages 265-318. Endpapers are a map of New Orleans/Storyville. A sold copy, but some spots of white residue on the front cover (label removal?). In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. Illus. by David Stone Martin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005693
- Title
- Mister Jelly Roll. The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole, and "Inventor of Jazz"
- Author
- Lomax, Alan
- Illustrator
- David Stone Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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